Amateur-built ACAPELLA accident near Woods Cross, Utah, July 28, 1982
On July 28, 1982 at about 7:00 pm local time, a amateur-built ACAPELLA, registered N360CB, was substantially damaged in an accident near Woods Cross, Utah (Skypark S.L. airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 28, 1982 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Woods Cross, Utah · Skypark S.L.
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built ACAPELLA
- Registration
- N360CB · no longer on the register · serial 001
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS LIFTING THE NOSE WHEEL DURING TAKEOFF WHEN THE LEFT TIRE ENCOUNTERED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF WATER AND BROKEN PAVEMENT. HE STATED THAT THE PLANE VEERED LEFT AND HE APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER TO RECOVER, THEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE PLANE ENCOUNTERED TALL, WET GRASS AND HE WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN FLYING SPEED, SO HE ABORTED, BUT THE LEFT WING HIT A PILE OF CINDER BLOCKS. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE WHEN THE PLANE HIT A DIP IN THE RUNWAY AND IT CONTINUED TO FLY UNTIL IT CRASHED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,584 hours in all; 158 in this make and model; 14 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 161 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,200 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Woods Cross UT at 1:00 pm
- Destination: Rock Spgs. WY
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 34, 4,700 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 7,000 ft
- Temperature: 156°F (69°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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